Families have until 15 January 2023 to submit their children’s primary school application on time to have the best chance of being offered one of their preferred schools.
Parents and carers of children currently in Year 2 at infant school should also apply for a place at junior school before midnight on Sunday, 15 January.

Children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 are eligible to start school in September 2023.
The quickest and easiest way is to apply online on our website, where people can find all of the information they need. All West Sussex libraries have free use of computers and staff on hand to help people with their application.
Those unable to apply online should call the admissions team on 033 301 42903 for support.

Nigel Jupp, Cabinet Member for Learning & Skills said: “Applications received on time are processed first so families who submit them before midnight on 15 January have a far greater chance of being offered one of their preferences. Those who miss the deadline will still need to apply for a school place, their child won’t automatically be offered a place, so I would urge anyone yet to apply to do so as soon as they can.

“West Sussex County Council is working to continually improve educational standards in all parts of the county. Currently, 88% of West Sussex primary schools are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted and 64,000 primary children are being nurtured and supported to enjoy their education and fulfil their potential in our schools.”

Update.

Poynings, Fulking and part of Newtimber.

You will be pleased to know that at long last this is progressing.  I haven’t been told where it is starting but Road Closure orders have been applied for and some people may have it installed by the end of January.

Hopefully more news will follow.

Colin

As you maybe aware, MSDC had produced a plan to build over 2,000 houses in Sayers Common and Albourne.  Population wise, this is larger than Steyning. This will undoubtedly have an impact on Poynings and the surrounding villages. Transport, air pollution, the destruction of the countryside and loss of Farmland are just a few  areas that will be affected. Poynings Parish Council, at a recent meeting, agreed to object to this plan and you can see their response here

https://poynings.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Sayer-Common-Albourne-MSDC.pdf 

If you wish to comment on the plan, you can send your comments here policyconsultation@midsussex.gov.uk.  It is important that as many people as possible make their views known. Comments have to be submitted by MONDAY 19th December 2022…

Colin
Clerk to Poynings Parish Council

There is an Extraordinary meeting of Poynings Parish Council to be held in the Village Hall on Wednesday 14^th December 2022 at 7pm.

Agenda

• Apologies for Absence
• Minutes of previous meeting
• Planning
  Planning applications
  a.  SDNP/22/05521/LIS | Demolition of rear extension and erection of replacement rear extension with associated opening, erection of extension to garage to the east and to create first floor above, 2 replacement sash windows and reinstatement of sills to west elevation at first floor, replacement of softwood French doors in rear elevation with hardwood doors of the same design | Poynings House The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ
  https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=RLUR9LTUI8B00&activeTab=summary
  b. SDNP/22/05520/HOUS | Replacement rear extension (demolish existing), extension to garage and creation of first floor above, external alterations | Poynings House The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ
  https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=RLUR9ATUI8A00&activeTab=summary
  c. SDNP/22/05523/LIS | Internal alterations | Poynings House The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ
  https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=RLUSOHTUI8I00&activeTab=summary
• Sayers Common/Albourne development
  
  Mr John Digby
  Chair of the Council

West Sussex County Council has received approval from the Secretary of State for Transport to launch a new scheme aimed at reducing the disruption and congestion from road works in the county.

The West Sussex Lane Rental Scheme (WSLRS), which came into force on 1 December 2022, allows the council to require payment of charges by promoters of street and road works for the time their works occupy the highway network.

This scheme works alongside the West Sussex Permit Scheme and applies to selected roads, not the whole of the county. The focus will be on areas where roadworks will cause the highest levels of disruption, which currently equates to around 10% of the county’s roads. Different charges apply depending on the type of work being undertaken and how disruptive those works will be to the travelling public.

The WSRLS incentivises those who need to carry out works on the county’s road network to become more efficient with how they manage the works when a road or lane closure is needed. The scheme will help to minimise the disruption by encouraging more work to be completed outside of peak periods, highways to be reopened to traffic at the busiest times and by causing a reduction in the length of time works are being completed.

Joy Dennis, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport said: “I am delighted that we are the third local authority outside of London to have the go ahead for our lane rental scheme, which I expect to lead to fewer delays and queues on our roads.

“The lane rental scheme is focused on the most critical parts of our highway network, with charges applying only at the busiest times. Road works can still occur but will be incentivised to work quickly and efficiently. This means those who need to carry out essential works and supply public services can still do so but will be causing less disruption to our road network.”

The charges applied will promote investment in innovative road work practices and improved traffic signage, improvements in the planning, co-ordination and working methods used to maximise efficiency and completion of work to the required standard first time.

The surplus revenue gained from lane rental fees will be used to further reduce the wider impacts of road works by supporting the industry to develop innovative measures and projects that reduce the disruption and adverse effects to local communities when essential works are undertaken. Funding will also be allocated to extra monitoring and council officer support for those undertaking road works in the county.

Further information about the scheme can be found on our website at www.westsussex.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/traffic-management/west-sussex-lane-rental-scheme 

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Mid Sussex District Council is reminding residents that rubbish and recycling collection days will change over the Christmas and New Year period.

Collection changes begin on Monday 26 December and end on Saturday 31 December 2022 with rubbish and recycling collections returning to normal from Monday 2 January 2023.

Bin hangers with details of collection changes over the festive period are being hung onto the handle of wheelie bins and flyers are available to download from the Council website. Collection changes have also been published in Mid Sussex Matters (which is sent to all homes in the District) in the run up to Christmas.

Householders can access personalised information about their collection days online by entering their postcode at www.midsussex.gov.uk/collectioncalendar.

The festive collections are as follows:

There will be no garden waste collections between Monday 26 December and Friday 6 January, the last collection being Friday 23 December. Garden waste collections will return to normal from Monday 9 January 2023.

Householders with a real Christmas tree can recycle it in their garden waste bin if the lid can be closed.  Alternatively, there will be temporary sites where residents can drop off real Christmas trees for recycling. These sites will be open between Friday 30 December 2022 and Friday 13 January 2023 (inclusive) and locations can be found at www.midsussex.gov.uk/treerecycling.

For more information about festive rubbish and recycling collections visit www.midsussex.gov.uk/waste-recycling, email wastematters@midsussex.gov.uk or call 01444 477440.

As you may be aware, a series of public exhibitions are being held to publicise the draft District Plan.  The exhibition display material is available to view on the web site at: dpr-exhibition-panels.pdf (midsussex.gov.uk)

The full schedule of exhibitions is as follows, all sessions 5pm – 7pm.

In addition, a set of Frequently Asked Questions has been prepared and is available on the web site at faqs-14-11-22.pdf (midsussex.gov.uk)